UPSC IAS Mains Exam Syllabus 2018 Civil Services Pattern ~ Question Papers Exam Dates:-
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will going to conduct the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination 2018 and the Indian Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2018 as per the Scheme of the Main Examination cited in the Tabular Format.
UPSC IAS Mains Exam Syllabus 2018
Those candidates who are interested and eligible they can fill the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) IFS (Main) Examination, 2018, scheduled to commence as soon as possible and shall be held be for Ten (10) days. The Commission shall hold the Civil Services (Main) Examination, scheduled to commence soon and would be organized for Five (05) Days.
Scheme of the IFS (Main) / Civil Services (Main) Exam 2018:
| Indian Forest Service (Main) Exam 2018 / Civil Services (Main) Exam 2018 | Name of the Test | Type of the Test | Maximum Marks | Exam Duration | Selection Criteria |
| November 2016 & December 2016 | Paper-A (One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution). | Conventional | 300 | Three (03) Hours |
Papers to be counted for determining Merit |
| Paper-B English Language | 300 | ||||
| Paper-I Essay | 250 | The UPSC shall draw up the All India Merit List of the Candidates based on their Performance and Sufficient High Marks Aggregate Marks secured in the Main Written Examination and Personality Test. | |||
| Paper-II General Studies-I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) | 250 | ||||
| Paper-III General Studies –II
(Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) |
250 | ||||
| Paper-IV General Studies –III
(Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) |
250 | ||||
| Paper-V General Studies –IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) | 250 | ||||
| Paper-VI Optional Subject – Paper 1 | 250 | ||||
| Paper-VII Optional Subject – Paper 2 | 250 | ||||
| Sub-Total (Written Test) | 1750 | ||||
| Personality Test | 275 | ||||
| Grand Total | 2025 |
Syllabi consisting of the Paper to be organized by the Union Public Service Commission shall be as here under:
| Indian Forest Service (Main) Exam., 2018 | |
| General English | |
| General Knowledge | |
| Optional Subjects | |
| Agriculture Paper I | Agriculture Paper II |
| Agricultural Engineering Paper I | Agricultural Engineering Paper II |
| Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Paper I | Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Paper II |
| Botany Paper I | Botany Paper II |
| Chemical Engineering Paper I | Chemical Engineering Paper II |
| Chemistry Paper I | Chemistry Paper II |
| Civil Engineering Paper I | Civil Engineering Paper II |
| Forestry Paper I | Forestry Paper II |
| Geology Paper I | Geology Paper II |
| Mathematics Paper I | Mathematics Paper II |
| Mechanical Engineering Paper I | Mechanical Engineering Paper II |
| Physics Paper I | Physics Paper II |
| Statistics Paper I | Statistics Paper II |
| Zoology Paper I | Zoology Paper II |
| Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2018 | |
| Essay | |
| General Studies | Paper I |
| Paper II | |
| Paper III | |
| Paper IV | |
| English Language (Compulsory) | |
| Indian Languages (Compulsory) | |
| Assamese | Bengali |
| Bodo | Gujarati |
| Hindi | Kannada |
| Maithili | Malayalam |
| Marathi | Nepali |
| Oriya | Punjabi |
| Sanskrit | Manipuri |
| Tamil | Telugu |
| Urdu | Konkani |
| Sindhi (Devanagari) | Sindhi (Arabic) |
| Optional Subjects for Main Examination | |
| Agriculture Paper I | Agriculture Paper II |
| Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Paper I | Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Paper II |
| Anthropology Paper I | Anthropology Paper II |
| Botany Paper I | Botany Paper II |
| Chemistry Paper I | Chemistry Paper II |
| Civil Engineering Paper I | Civil Engineering Paper II |
| Commerce & Accountancy Paper I | Commerce & Accountancy Paper II |
| Economics Paper I | Economics Paper II |
| Electrical Engineering Paper I | Electrical Engineering Paper II |
| Geography Paper I | Geography Paper II |
| Geology Paper I | Geology Paper II |
| History Paper I | History Paper II |
| Law Paper I | Law Paper II |
| Management Paper I | Management Paper II |
| Mathematics Paper I | Mathematics Paper II |
| Mechanical Engineering Paper I | Mechanical Engineering Paper II |
| Medical Science Paper I | Medical Science Paper II |
| Philosophy Paper I | Philosophy Paper II |
| Physics Paper I | Physics Paper II |
| Political Science & International Relations Paper I | Political Science & International Relations Paper II |
| Psychology Paper I | Psychology Paper II |
| Public Administration Paper I | Public Administration Paper II |
| Sociology Paper I | Sociology Paper II |
| Statistics Paper I | Statistics Paper II |
| Zoology Paper I | Zoology Paper II |
| Literature Subjects for Main Examination | |
| Assamese Paper I | Assamese Paper II |
| Bengali Paper I | Bengali Paper II |
| English Paper I | English Paper II |
| Gujarati Paper I | Gujarati Paper II |
| Hindi Paper I | Hindi Paper II |
| Kannada Paper I | Kannada Paper II |
| Manipuri Paper I | Manipuri Paper II |
| Maithili Paper I | Maithili Paper II |
| Malayalam Paper I | Malayalam Paper II |
| Marathi Paper I | Marathi Paper II |
| Oriya Paper I | Oriya Paper II |
| Punjabi Paper I | Punjabi Paper II |
| Sanskrit Paper I | Sanskrit Paper II |
| Santali Paper I | Santali Paper II |
| Sindhi (Arabic) Paper I | Sindhi (Arabic) paper II |
| Sindhi (Devanagari) Paper I | Sindhi (Devanagari) Paper II |
| Tamil Paper I | Tamil Paper II |
| Telugu Paper I | Telugu Paper II |
| Urdu Paper I | Urdu Paper II |
| Srl. No. | Name of the Service |
| i) | Indian Administrative Service |
| ii) | Indian Foreign Service |
| iii) | Indian Police Service |
| iv) | Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’ |
| v) | Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ |
| vi) | Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’ |
| vii) | Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ |
| viii) | Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ |
| ix) | Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’ |
| x) | Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A’ (Assistant Works Manager, Administration) |
| xi) | Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’ |
| xii) | Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’ |
| xiii) | Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’ |
| xiv) | Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group ‘A’. |
| xv) | Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’ |
| xvi) | Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group ‘A |
| xvii) | Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’ |
| xviii) | Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’ |
| xix) | Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Gr. III) |
| xx) | Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’ |
| xxi) | Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade) |
| xxii) | Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
| xxiii) | Civil Service, Group ‘B’ |
| xxiv) | Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
| xxv) | Police Service, Group ‘B’. |
| xxvi) | Pondicherry Civil Service, Group ‘B’. |
| xxvii) | Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’ |
Selection Criteria:
All candidates who declared qualified by the Union Public Service Commission for taking the Civil Services (Main) Examination will have to produce the proof of passing the requisite Examination with their respective Application for the IFS / Civil Service (Main) Examination 2018 failing which such candidates will not be admitted to the Main Examination. The Applications for the Main Examination will be called on the Examination Dates in the month of October / November, 2018.
The Candidates having secured the Minimum Qualifying Marks in the written part of the Main Examination, as might be fixed by the Commission at their discretion, shall be summoned by them for an interview for a Personality Test / Viva-voce, vide Sub-Section ‘C’ of Section II. The number of the candidates to be called for interview will be about twice the number of vacancies to be filled (Posts which includes 29 vacancies reserved for P.H. Category, i.e., 13 vacancies for LDCP, 05 Vacancies for B/LV and 11 Vacancies for H.I). The Final number of vacancies, if so, might undergo change after getting firm number of vacancies from Cadre Controlling Authorities. The interview will carry 275 marks (with no Minimum Qualifying Marks). Final Selection of the Candidates shall be strictly in order of Merit that shall be prepared on the basis of Sufficient High Marks secured by the candidates both in the Written Part of the Main Examination and Personality Test.
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